To prepare to define and use an third-party IPAM provider endpoint, you must first obtain the third-party IPAM provider package and import the package in vRealize Orchestrator.

You can download and use an existing third-party IP Address Management provider plug-in, such as Infoblox IPAM. You can also create your own third-party IPAM plug-in or package by using a VMware-supplied starter package and accompanying SDK documentation for use with another third-party IPAM solution provider, such as Bluecat.

After you import the third-party IPAM provider plug-in or package in vRealize Orchestrator, you must run the required workflows, and register the IPAM endpoint type in vRealize Orchestrator.

For more information about importing plug-ins and packages and running vRealize Orchestrator workflows, see Using the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Client. For more information about extending vRealize Automation with vRealize Orchestrator plug-ins, packages, and workflows, see Life Cycle Extensibility.